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Meaning of ayah | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈaɪ.ə

Definitions

  1. A South Asian female servant, maid or nanny, historically, often one working for Europeans in South Asia.
  2. A verse in the Quran.

Equivalents

Afrikaans aia
العربية آية
Azərbaycanca ayə
Čeština Ája
Español aleya
فارسی آیه
Français aya ayah
ગુજરાતી આયત
עברית איה
हिन्दी आयत आया
Bahasa Indonesia ayah ayat
日本語 アーヤ
Kurdî aya ayat ayet
Македонски ает
Bahasa Melayu ayat
Nederlands aja baboe
Polski aja
پښتو آيات
Русский ая́т
Shqip Ajet
తెలుగు ఆయా
Тоҷикӣ оя
Türkçe ayet
ئۇيغۇرچە ئايەت
اردو آیا آیت

Examples

“She manufactured the Station scandal, and talked to her ayah.”
“[…] a cot of iron had to be manufactured for [Bhim] after he had demolished two wooden cribs with a lusty kick of his foot; and a succession of bruised ayahs had finally to be replaced by a male attendant, a former Hastinapur all-in wrestling champion.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

ayahuasca Ayajuthem Ayaka Ayakawa Ayako ayakut

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